Inbox Zero: Five sneaky email cheats | 43 Folders 43folders.com
From back in 2006 but OH SO APPLICABLE still. From a series many people reference called “inbox zero” here are a few basic tips that will help you get started in getting your email inbox down to zero.

Can’t We Do Better? – NYTimes.com nytimes.com
THE latest results in the Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA, which compare how well 15-year-olds in 65 cities and countries can apply math, science and reading skills to solve real-world problems were released last week, and it wasn’t pretty for the home team. Andreas Schleicher, who manages PISA, told the Department of Education: “Three years ago, I came here with a special report benchmarking the U.S. against some of the best performing and rapidly improving education systems. Most of them have pulled further ahead, whether it is Brazil that advanced from the bottom, Germany and Poland that moved from adequate to good, or Shanghai and Singapore that moved from good to great. The math results of top-performer Shanghai are now two-and-a-half school years ahead even of those in Massachusetts — itself a leader within the U.S.”

Tech Tips

Mouseposé boinx.com
If you are ever doing a presentation on how to do something on the computer and want to give a little more emphasis on where your mouse is pointed this is a tech tip for you. Mouseposé puts a spotlight around your mouse to help your audience follow your movements with ease.

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